Jen White-Richardson has been elected to the Northeastern University Hall of Fame for excellence in the sport of field hockey.

White elected to Hall of Fame
April 29, 2009
Boston, Mass.

Jen White-Richardson, a native of Essex, Mass., has been elected to the Northeastern University Hall of Fame for excellence in the sport of field hockey. White, Class of 2000, will be inducted along with six others in formal ceremonies at Northeastern’s Curry Student Center in Boston, Mass., on May 21.

White, a three-time All-American, helped lead Northeastern to four consecutive conference titles and four straight NCAA Tournament appearances.

Her freshman season, the team went 16-5-1 and 5-1 in the conference. White had three goals for the year and one was a decisive goal to defeat New Hampshire 2-0 in the league title game. At the NCAA’s, NU bowed to Boston College 3-2.

Sophomore year she had five goals and 21 assists, which led the nation, for a total of 33 points. She was voted All-Conference and second-team All-America. The team went 21-3, 8-0 in the league, and defeated Ball State (2-0) and Iowa (1-0) to make the NCAA Final Four before losing to Maryland (3-1). It was the first season in program history that the team won over 20 games.

The team continued its success White’s junior year, going 18-7 overall and 7-1 in the league. They won the America East title over BU, 4-3 in overtime. In the NCAA Tournament, Northeastern upset UMass 3-0, then UConn 3-1, to advance to the Final Four. There they lost to the eventual national champion, North Carolina, 2-1. White was huge in NCAA play with three goals and an assist. For the year she had 12 goals and 13 assists for 37 points. She again made second-team All-America and was voted to the league All-Tournament team.

Senior season it all came together for White. She had 19 goals and 27 assists for 65 points. The 27 assists and 65 points set NU records. She was voted All-Conference and finally first-team All-America. She received the Pooler Award for team dedication and was the America East Player of the Year. The Huskies went 17-4 overall, 8-0 in the league, but lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 1-0, to Ball State.

During the White era, Northeastern went 72-19-2 overall and 28-2 in league play. The Huskies won four conference titles, advanced to the NCAA’s every year and the Final Four twice. In career statistics upon graduation, her 39 goals were good for sixth place in the NU archives, her 144 points second place, and her 63 points in one season, then and still now, first place.

White currently resides in Essex, Mass. where she serves as a nurse practitioner at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Joining White in NU’s Hall of Fame Class of 2009 will be Laura Kelso-Shiman (swimming), Dave Klemic (football and track), Dan McGillis (men’s hockey), L.J. McKanas (football), Donna-Lynn Rosa (women’s hockey), and Dan Walsh (rowing).

Tickets to the induction ceremony can be purchased by calling George Makris at (617) 373-4821.